Gus Trikonis was a very efficient and underrated director of delightfully down'n'dirty 70s drive-in low-budget exploitation fare. Born on November 21st, 1937 in New York City, Trikonis began his show business career as both an actor and a dancer in Broadway plays and movies. His most popular film role was as Indio in the magnificent musical classic West Side Story. Trikonis made his debut as director in 1969 with the biker flick Five the Hard Way. He followed this movie with the pleasingly s ...[Read Story]